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8 Ecology
Ecology keywords
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When the features of an organism help it to survive in a habitat the organism is well.. | adapted |
| Vertebrate with moist skin, e.g. frog. | amphibian |
| The group of organisms that contains all vertebrates and invertebrates. | animal kingdom |
| Invertebrate that has jointed legs, e.g. fly, spider. | arthropod |
| Vertebrate with feathers, e.g. eagle. | bird |
| Sorting things into groups. | classification |
| Something used to carry the seeds of conifers. | cone |
| Plant with needle-shaped leaves. Reproduces using seeds found in cones. | conifer |
| Layer of cells on leaves that is waterproof. | cuticle |
| Invertebrate that has a body in five parts, e.g. starfish. | echinoderm |
| The conditions around an organism caused by physical environmental factors. | environment |
| Thick outer covering found in arthropods. | exoskeleton |
| Plant that has many small waterproof leaves. Reproduces using spores. | fern |
| Vertebrate with wet scales, e.g. salmon. | fish |
| Plant with large, flat leaves. Reproduces using seeds found in fruits. | flowering plant |
| Something used to carry the seeds of flowering plants. Can be fleshy or dry. | fruit |
| The place an organism lives in, e.g. woodland. | habitat |
| Animal without a backbone. | invertebrat |
| Vertebrate with hair and produces milk, e.g. human. | mammal |
| Invertebrate that crawls on a fleshy pad, e.g. snail. | mollusc |
| Plant with many thin leaves but without roots and xylem. Reproduces using spores. | moss |
| Process that plants use to make their own food. | photosynthesis |
| The non-living conditions in the environment of an organism, e.g. temperature, light. | physical environmental factors |
| Group of organisms that are able to produce their own food and have specialised cells. | plant kingdom |
| Vertebrate with dry scales, e.g. snake. | reptile |
| Vertebrate with dry scales, e.g. snake. | reptile |
| Plant organ used to take water out of the soil. | root |
| Grow into new plants. Made by conifers and flowering plants. | seeds |
| Very small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant. Made by mosses and ferns. | spore |
| Animal with a backbone. | vertebrate |
| Transports water through a plant. | xylem vessel |
| All the plants and animals that live in a habitat. | community |
| A person who studies the environment. | ecologist |
| Provide a rough idea about the numbers of something or the size of something. | estimate |
| The amount of water vapour in the air. | humidity |
| Sampling method used to collect small animals that live on the ground. | pitfall trap |
| Sampling method used to collect organisms from ponds. | pond dipping |
| Total number of individuals of the same species in a habitat. | population |
| A square frame, thrown randomly on the ground, which is used to sample the plants in an area. | quadrat |
| Measuring or taking readings from a small part of something | sampling |
| Sampling method used to collect small animals from long grass. | sweepnet |
| Sampling method used to collect animals from trees and bushes. | tree beating |
| Sampling method used to collect small animals from samples of, for example, leaves. | Tullgren funnel |
| When a plant or animal is not found all over a habitat. | uneven distribution |
| A small container connected to two tubes. Used to catch tiny animals. | pooter |
| All organisms need some of the same things and so each organism has to try to get these things before another organism does. | compete/competition |
| The places where an organism can be found in a habitat. | distribution |
| An animal that catches and eats other animals. | predator |
| An animal that is caught and eaten by another animal. | prey |
| The kind of energy stored in food. | chemical energy |
| An organism that has to eat other organisms to stay alive. | consumer |
| Many food chains linked together. | food web |
| The first animal in a food chain. | primary consumer |
| An organism that is able to make its own food. | producer |
| Way of showing the numbers of different organisms in a food chain. | pyramid of numbers |
| The second animal in a food chain. | secondary consumer |
| The third animal in a food chain. | tertiary consumer |
| The last animal in a food chain. | top predator |
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